Magic Hat Fat Angel

Formerly brewed at Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale
South Burlington, Vermont USA

xxx not a bad brew, but there was nothing all ttoo interesting with this beer.

You know, it was alright but not my favorite. 12 ounce bottle. Poured a medium dark brown if that makes sense. Not alot of head, no real lacing. Some hops, didn’t really get the malt. It was alright but not the best. Maybe it should be retired.

Growler. Amber color, small head. Sweet, malty aroma. Flavor was very much the same, delicious. A bit underrated?

pours a light brownish red with a white head. aroma is floral with some hops and malt. pretty standard. taste is just refreshing, hoppy but too bubbly and watery. good for a picnic. i might have gotten a crummy batch, because it really wasn’t that good. will try again & re-rate later.

(Bottle) Minimal hops and suppresed malts make for a beer that is not exceptional in any way. Mouthfeel is thin and slightly watery. While this is very drinkable and unobjectionable, I think I liked the label best of all. I'd like to try it on tap.

From a 12oz. Malty all through, there’s little balance here. Very much like an ESB, very English beer flavours. Not to my liking at all. I like pale ales, but I guess not this one.

Big foamy yeast colored head dissipates quickly leaving a lot of widely dispersed lacing in the top inch of the glass. Body is a clear, pale shade of amber that reminds me of scotch. Aroma is a bit peculiar, hints of old gym socks, burnt plastic, malt, cherry, and some odd floral hops. Aroma could have some yeast and alcohol in it as well. Honestly, this beer is a lesson in olfactory confusion. Smell it once and you get whiffs of malt and fruit. Smell it again and you get whiffs of sanitized hospital floors. Weird! Flavor is underwhelming. Palate seems flat, bland, and lifeless. Beer is fizzy and has a bubbly mouthfeel. Flavors of toasted rice, malt, alcohol, fruit, yeast, rubber, and tree bark all combine to make one odd beer. Strangely enough I think I’ll try this one again. It’s an oddity, but definitely not heaven sent.

This one was more adventurous in delivery, with overtones of complex hops providing somewhat of an unbalanced experience. Offers plenty of flavors, but I cannot attest that the harmony of these tastes go well with one another. Seemed almost too ambitious, perhaps it’s the style of English Pale Ales, I am not really accustomed to having these on a regular basis, so I do not have any true basis for comparison. In the end, it’s an okay brew.